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2022 Run/Walk for Justice 5k: October 1 at the Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester!
Registration Is LIVE A fun morning for the whole family to support NH Legal Assistance and 603 Legal Aid in their missions to prevent homelessness, protect survivors of domestic abuse and provide equal access to justice for all. Adults 18+: $25 Youth 12-17: $15 And...
NH-CLS Quid Pro Bono Golf Tournament is August 11
Brush off your golf clubs and practice your swing - the Quid Pro Bono Golf Tournament is back! Now in its 27th year, teams will gather at the beautiful Lake Sunapee Country Club for a friendly competition with awards, contests, and prizes. Be ready to play on...
2022 Campaign Kickoff Breakfast is May 19
Join us in person or online on Thursday, May 19 for the largest celebration of legal aid in New Hampshire! We were honored to welcome Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff for a live virtual conversation about the important role for legal aid and access to justice Follow along...
2022 Trivia Challenge
Our Online Trivia Challenge is back! Teams of up to 8 people on up to 4 answering devices will compete in classic multiple-choice pub trivia in a 60-minute digital showdown. The winning team will take home bragging rights and a cash prize! A team spirit award is also...
Speaking for Survivors and Victims on Domestic Violence Task Force
NHLA staff attorney Mary Krueger is serving as a member of the Task Force on Domestic Violence Cases in the New Hampshire Judicial System. NHLA’s Erin Jasina and 603 Legal Aid’s Pam Dodge are also working on this effort as part of the Task Force Working Group. Mary...
New Faces at 603 Legal Aid
603 Legal Aid continues to expand with the recent hiring of Jimmy Perez, Donna Dudley, and Dennis Thieberge. Perez joins 603 Legal Aid’s team of client intake specialists and will be able to assist clients who speak Spanish as their native language. Dudley will...
Recent Legal Aid Work Before the NH Supreme Court
603 Legal Aid attorney Marta Hurgin recently filed her firm’s first New Hampshire Supreme Court appeal, on behalf of a rooming house tenant. The trial court decided that the tenant has the right to protections and notice under the state’s eviction process; the...
603 Legal Aid Thanks Jeff Goodrich and Steve McGilvary for Their Work and Wishes Them a Happy Retirement
The legal aid community lost two of its strongest advocates last month as Jeff Goodrich and Steve McGilvary concluded their careers at 603 Legal Aid. Each has more than 20 years of experience and expertise in the delivery of legal assistance at the Legal Advice and...
NH-CLS Charity Hockey Game is February 27
There's a chill in the air and snow on the ground. 'Tis the season for hockey! Join us for a fun afternoon supporting NH Legal Assistance and 603 Legal Aid by taking part in the Campaign for Legal Services' Pro Bono Hockey Game. Whether you're skating on the ice or...
Katherine Morneau to Receive 2021 Bruce Friedman Pro Bono Award
The Warren B. Rudman Center at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, and 603 Legal Aid’s Pro Bono Program, are pleased to present the ninth annual Bruce E. Friedman Pro Bono Award to Katherine J. Morneau (JD ’05) on Wednesday, January 19, at 5:30 pm. This virtual event...
UNH Law Students Help Tenants Access Resources at Eviction Clinics
The economic effects of COVID-19 continue to put low-income individuals across the state at risk of losing their homes. Legal aid advocates from New Hampshire Legal Assistance and 603 Legal Aid have established clinics in the state's busiest courthouses – Manchester...
603 Legal Aid Welcomes Vanessa Valdès as New Community Educator and LITC Assistant
603 Legal Aid continues to expand access to civil legal assistance with the recent hiring of Vanessa Valdès as the organization’s new Community Educator and LITC Assistant. “603 Legal Aid is excited to have Vanessa Valdès join the team!” said Barbara Heggie,...
The 2020 NH-CLS Annual Report Has Been Published
Read through our 2020 annual report here featuring stories of the incredible impact of legal aid in New Hampshire amid the COVID-19 pandemic!
Emma Sisti Hired as New 603 Legal Aid Pro Bono Manager
603 Legal Aid has hired Emma Sisti as the new Pro Bono Manager. Sisti currently works as an attorney in the Concord office of the New Hampshire Public Defender, a position she has held for 15 years. The Pro Bono Manager position is an all-new role that will contribute...
Announcing 603 Legal Aid
As our country celebrates the anniversary of our founding this weekend with fireworks and parades, we’ll also reflect on some of the core fundamental values that bring Americans together – the pursuit of life, liberty, and justice for all. Most of us likely know that...
603 Legal Aid Welcomes Three New Board Members
603 Legal Aid welcomed three new members at its board meeting earlier this month. “We are beyond excited to welcome the newest members of the board! They will undoubtedly provide a wealth of knowledge and invaluable contributions to make 603 Legal Aid a success,”...
Announcing 603 Legal Aid
On June 1, 2021, the NH Pro Bono Referral Program and the Legal Advice and Referral Center (LARC) merged to become 603 Legal Aid. The merger was formally announced to the public on Thursday, May 6, at the NH Campaign for Legal Services Virtual 2021 Campaign Kickoff...
2021 Virtual Campaign Kickoff Breakfast Celebrates 50 Years of Legal Aid
The NH Campaign for Legal Services raised $93,000 during its Virtual Campaign Kickoff Breakfast last Thursday morning. The breakfast was hosted by Campaign Co-Chairs Ovide Lamontagne, shareholder at Bernstein Shur in Manchester and Michael A. Delaney, partner at...
2021 Run for Justice 5k: October 2 at the Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester!
Registration Is LIVE A fun morning for the whole family to support NH Legal Assistance and 603 Legal Aid in their missions to prevent homelessness, protect survivors of domestic abuse and provide equal access to justice for all. Adults 18+: $25 Youth 12-17: $15 And...
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